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carton

[kahr-tn] / ˈkɑr tn /


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Others, including an Egg McMuffin carton, lunchboxes and food-themed Barbies, are simply mounted on the wall.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

But according to the CPI, the average price of a carton of large Grade A eggs has fallen 48%.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

The list price rose 5% to $4,193 for a carton, or one month’s supply.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

I’ve been quietly working on this one for months — a small obsession that started as a way to use up a half-empty carton of buttermilk and turned, somehow, into a quest.

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2025

Before Dad could stop me, I sprinted into our greenhouse, took the eggs out of the carton, one by one, and slammed them into the dead plants.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller




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